Developer Function: Script: $p.action
## Overview
This is a script function that allows you to obtain the type of action taken by an Ajax POST request.
## Syntax
##### JavaScript
```
$p.action();
```
## List Of Obtainable Values
|Available screens|Obtained values|
|:--|:--|
|New creation screen|new|
|Edit screen|edit|
|List screen|index|
|Calendar display screen|calender|
|Crosstab display screen|crosstab|
|Gantt chart display screen|gantt|
|Burndown chart display screen|burndown|
|Timeseries chart display screen|timeseries|
|Kanban display screen|kanban|
|Image library display screen|imagelib|
|Trash box screen|trashbox|
## Usage Example
(1) Create a folder and table (in this example, we will retrieve the index).
(2) Create a new "[Script](/en/manual/table-management-script)", write the contents of the script below, and check "[List](/en/manual/table-management-grid)" as the output destination and update it (if it is a Wiki, check "Edit" as the output destination).
##### JavaScript
```
alert('The action type for this screen is [' + $p.action() + '].');
```
(3) Go to the list screen.